Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly making them look like steel

making them look like steel

The blade bears the traditional Double Crescent Moon stampings to either side

from an old Florida collection stamped 863 on the lock plate indicating original manufacture in 1863

Sicily officially surrendered on August 17

Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly making them look like steelOriginal Item: Only One Available. A very recognizable but nevertheless a very scarce original German WWI bayonet. This is an original Imperial German Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet, often referred to by collectors as the DEMAG. These have been reproduced in India and elsewhere, but never matching the quality of this original German first world war production. The bayonet has a short double edged dagger blade of 5 3 4",